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Maren Hassinger, Paradise Regained, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 62 x 168 x 168 in. (144 individual units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Photo Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Paradise Regained, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 62 x 168 x 168 in. (144 individual units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Photo Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Garden, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 61 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. each (43 units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Garden, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 61 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. each (43 units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Credit: Simon Klein

Maren Hassinger, Monument, 2020, Branches on armature, 60 x 102 x 90 in., Smithsonian Museum of Art, Women's History Initiative Installation View, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Photo Credit: Matailong Du

Maren Hassinger, Monument, 2020, Branches on armature, 60 x 102 x 90 in., Smithsonian Museum of Art, Women's History Initiative Installation View, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Photo Credit: Matailong Du

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Photograph on fabric, 34 3/4 x 54 1/2 in. Sheet, 36 3/4 x 56 11/16 in. Frame, Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Photograph on fabric, 34 3/4 x 54 1/2 in. Sheet, 36 3/4 x 56 11/16 in. Frame, Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Muslin dyed with tea and coffee, 62 x 66 in.

Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Muslin dyed with tea and coffee, 62 x 66 in.

Maren Hassinger, Fight the Power, 2019, Ink on newsprint, 20 x 70 x 15 in. overall, 20 x 35 x 15 in. each (2 units)

Maren Hassinger, Fight the Power, 2019, Ink on newsprint, 20 x 70 x 15 in. overall, 20 x 35 x 15 in. each (2 units)

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in. each (45 pieces per unit, one of 8 units)

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in. each (45 pieces per unit, one of 8 units)

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in.

Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in.

Maren Hassinger, Love (Square), 2008/2018, Pink plastic bags filled with air, breath, and love notes, steelhead pushpins, 72 x 72 in., Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Love (Square), 2008/2018, Pink plastic bags filled with air, breath, and love notes, steelhead pushpins, 72 x 72 in., Edition of 5

Maren Hassinger, Our Lives, 2008/2018, Shredded, twisted and wrapped New York Times newspapers, 72 in. dia.

Maren Hassinger, Our Lives, 2008/2018, Shredded, twisted and wrapped New York Times newspapers, 72 in. dia.

Maren Hassinger, Daily Mask, 1997-2004, 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound) 3:32 min., Edition of 3.

Maren Hassinger, Daily Mask, 1997-2004, 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound) 3:32 min., Edition of 3.

Maren Hassinger, Birthright, 2005, Video (color, sound), 12:51 min., Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs

Maren Hassinger, Birthright, 2005, Video (color, sound), 12:51 min., Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs

Maren Hassinger, Consolation, 1996, Wire and wire rope, 16 x 7 x 1/4 in. each (100 units) Site specific, overall dimensions variable.

Maren Hassinger, Consolation, 1996, Wire and wire rope, 16 x 7 x 1/4 in. each (100 units) Site specific, overall dimensions variable.

Maren Hassinger, Splintering, 1981/2019, Wire rope, 15 x 60 x 12 in. each (1 of 10) Dimensions vary per unit

Maren Hassinger, Splintering, 1981/2019, Wire rope, 15 x 60 x 12 in. each (1 of 10) Dimensions vary per unit

Maren Hassinger, Rivers, 2007, Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Sheet

Maren Hassinger, Rivers, 2007, Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Sheet

Maren Hassinger, Wind in the Garden, 1990, Woodblock print, 19 1/2 x 19 1/4 in., Edition of 6

Maren Hassinger, Wind in the Garden, 1990, Woodblock print, 19 1/2 x 19 1/4 in., Edition of 6

Maren Hassinger, Leaning, 1980, Wire rope and wire, 16 in. high each (32 units) 432 in. dia. installation, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Leaning, 1980, Wire rope and wire, 16 in. high each (32 units) 432 in. dia. installation, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Walking, 1978, Wire and wire rope elements, 22 x 5 1/2 in. each (148 units), Collection: Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown

Maren Hassinger, Walking, 1978, Wire and wire rope elements, 22 x 5 1/2 in. each (148 units), Collection: Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown

Maren Hassinger, Untitled, 1972/2020, Rope, 144 x 132 x 96 in., Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Untitled, 1972/2020, Rope, 144 x 132 x 96 in., Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NYC

Maren Hassinger, Untitled (Sea Anemone), 1971, Wire rope, 139 x 36 x 15 in. (wire rope lengths measure 30 - 61 in.), Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

Maren Hassinger, Untitled (Sea Anemone), 1971, Wire rope, 139 x 36 x 15 in. (wire rope lengths measure 30 - 61 in.), Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

Maren Hassinger

Biography

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Born in Los Angeles, CA, 1947
University of California, Los Angeles, MFA, 1973
Bennington College, BA, 1969
Lives and Works in New York, NY

MAREN HASSINGER (b.1947) has built an expansive practice that connects humanity to nature through a range of media. Carefully choosing materials for their innate characteristics, she has explored the subject of movement, family, love, nature, environment, consumerism, identity, and race. In each context, the artist creates an eloquent response to timely issues regarding our relationship to the natural world and to each other. Hassinger is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Caucus for the Arts. Hassinger’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; Baltimore Museum of Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art, NYC; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, among others.

Exhibition History

Publications

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  1. Hyperallergic
  2. Wall Street Journal
  3. Berkshire Eagle
  4. Harper's Bazaar
  5. D Magazine
  6. Culture Type
  7. Afterall
  8. New York Times
  1. DCist
  2. Washington Post
  3. Smithsonian Magazine
  4. Wall Street Journal
  5. Aspen Times
  6. This Long Century
  7. Cowboys & Indians
  8. T Magazine
  9. Women's Wear Daily
  10. Hyperallergic
  11. Hyperallergic
  12. Hyperallergic
  13. Vogue
  14. Daily Hampshire Gazette
  15. Artforum
  16. SilverKris
  17. Miami Times
  18. Hyperallergic
  19. Boca Newspaper
  20. Art Daily
  21. Palm Beach Post
  22. New York Times
  23. New York Times
  24. Garage Magazine
  25. Frieze
  26. Contemporary And
  27. ARTnews
  28. Artforum
  29. Cultured
  30. Boca Magazine
  31. Ravelin Magazine
  32. ASAP Journal
  33. Artforum
  34. ARTNews
  35. New York Times
  36. Sculpture Magazine
  37. BOMB Magazine
  38. Artnet
  39. Artforum
  40. Blouin Artinfo
  41. Art and Cake
  42. Vogue
  43. Culture Type
  44. Architectural Record
  45. Hyperallergic
  46. Garage
  47. Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
  48. Hamptons Art Hub
  49. Artforum
  50. Artnet
  51. Hyperallergic
  52. LA Weekly
  53. Xtra
  54. NPR
  55. Arts Atlanta
  56. BOMB Magazine
  57. Hyperallergic
  58. New York Times
  59. ARTnews
  60. Artforum
  61. Arts Atlanta
  62. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  63. Times Quotidian
  64. Marcus Samuelsson
  65. The Washington Post
  66. The Urbanite
  67. Frieze
  68. New York Times
  69. The Baltimore Sun
  70. New York Times
  71. Newsweek
  72. Women's Art Journal
  73. Art In America
  74. New York Times
  75. New York Times
  76. New York Times
  77. New York Times
  78. Artweek
  79. Los Angeles Times

Additional Images

Paradise Regained
Maren Hassinger, Paradise Regained, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 62 x 168 x 168 in. (144 individual units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Photo Credit: Simon Klein
Garden
Maren Hassinger, Garden, 2020, Concrete and wire rope, 61 1/2 x 12 x 12 in. each (43 units), Installation View, "Nature, Sweet Nature," Aspen Art Museum, Credit: Simon Klein
Monument
Maren Hassinger, Monument, 2020, Branches on armature, 60 x 102 x 90 in., Smithsonian Museum of Art, Women's History Initiative Installation View, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Photo Credit: Matailong Du
Whole Cloth
Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Photograph on fabric, 34 3/4 x 54 1/2 in. Sheet, 36 3/4 x 56 11/16 in. Frame, Edition of 5
Whole Cloth
Maren Hassinger, Whole Cloth, 2017, Muslin dyed with tea and coffee, 62 x 66 in.
Fight the Power
Maren Hassinger, Fight the Power, 2019, Ink on newsprint, 20 x 70 x 15 in. overall, 20 x 35 x 15 in. each (2 units)
Sit Upons
Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in. each (45 pieces per unit, one of 8 units)
Sit Upons
Maren Hassinger, Sit Upons, 2010, New York Times newspapers, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1/2 in.
Love (Square)
Maren Hassinger, Love (Square), 2008/2018, Pink plastic bags filled with air, breath, and love notes, steelhead pushpins, 72 x 72 in., Edition of 5
Our Lives
Maren Hassinger, Our Lives, 2008/2018, Shredded, twisted and wrapped New York Times newspapers, 72 in. dia.
Daily Mask
Maren Hassinger, Daily Mask, 1997-2004, 16mm film transferred to video (color, sound) 3:32 min., Edition of 3.
Birthright
Maren Hassinger, Birthright, 2005, Video (color, sound), 12:51 min., Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
Consolation
Maren Hassinger, Consolation, 1996, Wire and wire rope, 16 x 7 x 1/4 in. each (100 units) Site specific, overall dimensions variable.
Splintering
Maren Hassinger, Splintering, 1981/2019, Wire rope, 15 x 60 x 12 in. each (1 of 10) Dimensions vary per unit
Rivers
Maren Hassinger, Rivers, 2007, Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in. Sheet
Wind in the Garden
Maren Hassinger, Wind in the Garden, 1990, Woodblock print, 19 1/2 x 19 1/4 in., Edition of 6
Leaning
Maren Hassinger, Leaning, 1980, Wire rope and wire, 16 in. high each (32 units) 432 in. dia. installation, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, NYC
Walking
Maren Hassinger, Walking, 1978, Wire and wire rope elements, 22 x 5 1/2 in. each (148 units), Collection: Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown
Untitled
Maren Hassinger, Untitled, 1972/2020, Rope, 144 x 132 x 96 in., Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NYC
Untitled (Sea Anemone)
Maren Hassinger, Untitled (Sea Anemone), 1971, Wire rope, 139 x 36 x 15 in. (wire rope lengths measure 30 - 61 in.), Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
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